The German team Käss and Kaufmann take overall victory in the "Transalp" mountain bike stage race from Mittenwald to Riva del Garda with three stage wins and four podium places. Only once, in stage four, did the German not make it onto the podium. With victory in the final stage, the Austrian-German defending champion team with Alban Lakata and Robert Mennen finishes the "Transalp" in second place overall. Third place went to the German-Swiss duo Karl Platt and Urs Huber. They managed two stage wins in this prestigious stage race.

An all-Swiss duo finished in fourth place overall. Konny Looser and Thomas Stoll are among the top teams thanks to consistent performances and a stage win. Just behind them in fifth place is marathon world champion Christoph Sauser with his South African partner Max Knox. They can also claim a stage win.

The women's category is clearly dominated by the British-Norwegian duo Sally Bigham and Borghild Loevset. With the exception of the final stage, all stage wins went to them. The Swiss duo Andrea Fässler and Cornelia Hug took second place overall and were celebrated as stage winners in Riva del Garda, Italy. Third place went to Lisa Pleyer and Katrin Schwing from Austria and Germany.

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